Category Archives: Competition

Year 12 Spanish students took part in the Mother Tongue Other Tongue Poetry Competition, a national project, led by Poet Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Director of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University in conjunction with Routes into Languages and the British Council. All Year 12 Spanish students submitted poems they had written in Spanish and a shortlist of four was then sent in to the nationwide competition.

Srishti won the KS5 competition with her poem entitled ‘Tras la tormenta’ (Through the Storm) and Sophie received a highly commended prize for her poem entitled ‘Veo belleza’ (I see beauty). Both are beautifully written original poems and the prizes are very well deserved. Huge congratulations to both Srishti and Sophie!

This year we had a number of enthusiastic Year 12 and 13 students taking part in the competition, which involved them completing a two-hour written exam paper. The questions posed often stimulate much debate, and enthusiasm for, chemistry – raising awareness of what the subject is all about. It provides a good opportunity to develop some of the skills required for study at university and beyond.

We are extremely pleased with the results that the students have achieved: Clara S, and Nimisha S both achieved a Silver Award; Amy L, Phoebe M, Shriya P, Eleanor C, Anum C, and Fiona S all achieved a Bronze Award. Well done and congratulations to them!

Well done to all of the designers who have won ‘Designer of the Month’ this year! It is a massive achievement as your work has been selected from all the classes from year 7 to year 11 in the D&T area that you have been working in.

Here are the winners from the past two months who will receiving their prizes and certificates in their last assemblies of the term.